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the electrical safety council

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Electrical Safety Council is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Electrical Safety Council is an independent charity committed to helping people protect themselves and their families from faulty, damaged, substandard and poorly maintained electrical installations and products

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,243,618
Latest Expenditure
£3,397,413

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 34.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £90,211
Other Trading £7,906,802
Investments £1,246,491
Other Income £114

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,170,392
Raising Funds £81,047
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £249,885
Other Expenditure £145,974

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,243,618£3,397,413£3,170,392£35,834,243£35,834,24323 / 0
2023£7,074,929£2,662,755£2,544,135£31,275,998£26,542,13119 / 0
2022£5,624,745£1,950,554£1,718,569£28,357,580£23,519,71516 / 0
2021£5,773,375£1,905,961£1,679,141£30,235,082£24,613,60818 / 0
2020£7,007,205£2,288,347£2,071,806£34,239,054£19,386,82419 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers